Registered charity · Bristol
Empire Fighting Chance
- 7 trustees
- Income £2.7m (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 3 more
- Where
- Somerset, Wiltshire, South Gloucestershire, Bristol City and more
- Website
- www.empirefightingchance.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Empire Fighting Chance
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£2.7m£1.6m
- 2024£2.3m£1.4m
- 2023£1.6m£1.5m
Earlier years
- 2022£1.2m£1.1m
- 2021£1.4m£1.3m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1.5 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:1.5.1 TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(I) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (II) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;1.5.2 TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES IN THE FORM OF AMATEUR BOXING, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY; 1.5.3 TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 21 BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PHYSICAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(I) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(II) ADVANCING EDUCATION; (III) PROMOTING PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH;(IV) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; (V) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS; AND1.5.4 TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM ILLNESS OR MEDICAL CONDITIONS OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PHYSICAL AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AND BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT, FACILITIES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, PRACTICAL ADVICE AND OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES.1.6 NOTHING IN THE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.
Grants received
76 grants · £5,745,356 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Prudence Trust · £1,039,770 (2 grants)
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation · £790,000 (8 grants)
- Comic Relief · £594,587 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £552,328 (5 grants)
- Sport England · £384,000 (3 grants)
Most recent
Board analysis for researchers
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Dr Simon Newitt Chair since 2014
- Abdifitah Abdulkadir Awale since 2025
- Alexander Campbell since 2017
- Amy Woodrow since 2026
- Katharine Alexandra Wilkinson since 2026
- Michael Leaman since 2026
- Nathan John Peacey since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Simon Newitt Chair since 2014
- Alexander Campbell since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Dr Simon Newitt Chair since 2014
- Abdifitah Abdulkadir Awale since 2025
- Alexander Campbell since 2017
- Amy Woodrow since 2026
- Katharine Alexandra Wilkinson since 2026
- Michael Leaman since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Nathan John Peacey since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
8.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 5.8 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1156690
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29 OCT 2013
- Companies House
- Company number 08752389 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01172338700 · info@empirefightingchance.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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